Beer
Drinks - Michael Donaldson
Beer expert Michael Donaldson tells us about judging the Brewers Guild Awards, and recommends some regional brews to try out. Audio
Barbers say police warn them to cut out serving a tipple & a trim
Police warn barbershops not to serve their customers alcohol when they're getting a haircut unless they have a licence. Audio
Beer Nation: Why NZ’ers love all things hop
If you're one of the many who struggles to know your IPAs from your IBUs or your pilsners from your porters, beer expert Michael Donaldson has done all the work for you. He's updated his… Audio
Rob DeKeyrel aka Chicken Man
Rob DeKeyrel of the legendary American beer company Sierra Nevada joins us from Wellington's Beervana Audio
Beer with Stephanie Coutts
How to find a beer you've never tried, and how to drink it. Audio
Beer with Steve Jeffares
Steve is the founder of the GABS beer and cider festival which kicks off in Auckland today. Audio
Beer with Phil Cook
Phil Cook suggests beers that go with wild meat and talks about drinking beer seasonally. Audio
DB Breweries buys out Tuatara
Tuatara Brewing Company, a stalwart of the Wellington craft beer scene, has been sold to DB Breweries for an undisclosed sum.
The Expats: Taking NZ craft beer to the UK
A kiwi couple is at the forefront of the growing craft beer culture in London. Jen Ferguson and Glenn Williams started their speciality store, Hop Burns and Black in south London, where they sell… Audio
A year of beer
Alice Galletly likes drinking beer. After sampling 356 beers in 365 days she has poured her thoughts into a new book - How to Have a Beer. Audio
Driverless truck delivers 50,000 cans of beer
In a world-first, a driverless truck has completed a 200 kilometre beer run to deliver 50,000 cans of Budweiser from Fort Collins to Colorado. Video, Audio
Beervana
Beervana starts in Wellington tonight, and many of country's boutique brewers, big and small will be there. Among them Jo and Christina Wood, who set up Liberty brewing - initially from their own… Audio
Underground beer pipeline
A 3 kilometre underground beer pipeline's been built to protect the historic city centre of Bruges in Belgium. With Xavier Vanneste of De Halve Maan brewery. Audio, Gallery
Beer is in her blood
Annika Naschitzki was born and raised in Berlin where her father was a brewer and maltster at one of Berlin's oldest breweries, Schultheiss. She moved to Wellington in 2010, and her eyes were opened… Audio, Gallery
Demand for low-alchohol beer due to tighter drink-driving rules
New Zealand craft brewers have taken on the tricky task of making light alcohol beer tasty. Audio
The Expats - Luke Robertson
Luke Robertson grew up in Westport but has gone on to become a professional beer writer in Melbourne. He was recently named Australian beer writer of the Year for 2015 for his blog Ale of a Time Audio